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When the Portuguese traders introduced tea to the West, Europeans could not get enough of it. By the mid-1700s, England was hooked. Because of its expense and exotic origins, drinking tea became an elaborate social ritual. For the rich, this also meant purchasing new precious objects—filigreed silver and porcelain tea sets—that were manufactured in their home countries.
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